Background: Dietary restriction (DR) increases life span and delays age-associated disease in many organisms. The mechanism by which DR enhances longevity is not well understood.
Results: Using bacterial food deprivation ...

Background: The follicle cells of the Drosophila egg chamber provide an excellent model in which
to study modulation of the cell cycle. During mid-oogenesis, the follicle cells undergo a variation of
the cell cycle, ...

Background: Autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism (AR-JP) is caused by mutations in the parkin gene which encodes an E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase. Parkin is thought to be critical for
protecting dopaminergic neurons ...